Extremities

Extremities

Why and how people live in earth's most isolated and extreme settlements. Season 2 starts in late September 2019. A Wendover Productions podcast: http://WendoverProductions.com

Episodes

January 1, 2020 23 mins

On January 1st, 2020, St Helena enters what will potentially be the most important and consequential decade in its history.

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Suddenly, 800 tourists arrive on the tiny island of St Helena.

Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream. 

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December 18, 2019 28 mins
After 500 years alone, St Helena gets a little closer to the world. Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream. Sign up for a  Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.
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December 11, 2019 28 mins

When you go to a tiny, isolated island in the middle of the South Atlantic and get invited to dinner by the island's top two economists, you say yes.


Extremities is made possible by Curiosity Stream.

Sign up for a  Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found.

On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Ai...

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December 4, 2019 33 mins

200 years of St Helena's history in a tidy 30 minutes. 


This episode is made possible by Curiosity Stream.

Sign up for a yearly Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found.

On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport.

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November 27, 2019 30 mins

Extremities is back for season 3--this time, in the middle of the South Atlantic.


This episode is made possible by Curiosity Stream.

Sign up for a yearly Curiosity Stream subscription at http://CuriosityStream.com/ext and get a free subscription to Nebula--the streaming video site that Wendover Productions helped found. 

On Nebula, find The World's Most Useful Airport--the documentary we produced about St Helena's airport...

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October 30, 2019 22 mins

Svalbard is in its prime, but that could soon end.


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The high arctic is not normally home to thriving economies but somehow, Longyearbyen's is.


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20 years ago, what was previously the Soviet Union's model town in the high arctic closed for good. Today, though, it's slowly being revitalized.  This episode was supported by: Dashlane: Stay safe online by using Dashlane's package of security tools. Try Dashlane premium for free for 30-days by signing up at http://Dashlane.com/extremities and the use the code, "extremities," for 10% off upgrading to premium
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October 9, 2019 26 mins

Barentsburg--a Russian town nestled within a Norwegian archipelago.


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October 2, 2019 34 mins

Longyearbyen--the story of a town that shouldn't be this normal.


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September 25, 2019 31 mins

Welcome to Svalbard.


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September 5, 2019 32 mins

The story of America's most unlikely town.


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July 17, 2019 23 mins

Pitcairn's story might soon be over.

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July 10, 2019 25 mins

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault. 

Pitcairn's darkest secret emerges. 

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July 3, 2019 28 mins

From the school, to the internet, to the economy, to the language, this episode explains all about how Pitcairn works.  

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June 26, 2019 27 mins

How Pitcairn's largest industry works. 


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The HMS Bounty arrives and creates a new society. We explain Pitcairn's supply ship, its connection to New Zealand, its political status, the outsiders on Pitcairn, and much more.


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June 12, 2019 24 mins
Welcome to Pitcairn Island. This episode was supported by: http://WatchNebula.com/ext - Watch your favorite thoughtful creators on this new streaming platform featuring originals by Real Life Lore, Second Thought, Polyphonic, Isaac Arthur, and more http://Audible.com/ext or text "ext" to 500 500 - Start listening with Audible with a 30-day free trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible originals are free
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